Posted by Stephen Newton on Oct 12, 2019 in The Film
ADELANTO, CA – NOVEMBER 15: A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his ‘segregation cell’ back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility on November 15, 2013 in Adelanto, California. Most detainees in segregation cells are sent there for fighting with other immigrants, according to guards. The facility, the largest and newest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detention center in California, houses an average of 1,100...
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Posted by Stephen Newton on May 28, 2019 in The Film
A man imprisoned in Texas talks to his son via video screen during a family visit in 2015. (AP / David J. Phillip) In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors. By Tim Requarth for The NationAn in-depth article about the current state of prison profiteering five years after “Outcasts” premiered. To read the entire article, go here. When the Bellamy...
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Posted by Stephen Newton on May 1, 2019 in The Film
The future of community corrections is in jeopardy unless changes are made. This article was prepared in 2017 and supported by the signatories listed below the article Over the past 25 years, community corrections (probation and parole) caseloads have grown exponentially, exceeding 5 million people at their peak, double the number of people in prison and jail in America. Designed originally as an alternative to incarceration, community corrections has become a significant...
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Posted by Stephen Newton on Apr 21, 2019 in The Film
After months of financial uncertainly and anonymous allegations that began in 2018, the John R. Hay House, one of only 20 Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) community corrections programs in the state, has opted not to renew its contract, which ends June 30, 2019. The non-profit, faith-based facility opened in 1984 to provide residential treatment for misdemeanor male offenders. Since then, its United Way funded programs have expanded to include the Brown Annex for...
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Posted by Stephen Newton on Feb 14, 2018 in The Film
The author of this article about her experience visiting an inmate wishes to remain anonymous to protect the safety of an incarcerated friend. I was a bit anxious… getting the kids to school about 10 minutes earlier than normal required all the moving parts to stay synchronized. Whew. Got them dropped. School traffic lightens up as I leave town. I’m careful to stay within the speed limit, then slowing when I pass through one remote school zone on the highway before I turn...
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Posted by Stephen Newton on Sep 29, 2016 in The Film
Public Safety Act of 2016 In 2014, Governor Haslam established a Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism as part of the administration’s overall effort to reduce crime and improve public safety. The task force included stakeholders from across Tennessee and produced a report last year detailing recommendations to reduce crime and address the growth of the prison and jail population. Many of these recommendations were included in the recently announced multi-year public...
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